Lightning advance to Eastern Conference Final

Game Recap from NHL.com.

The Tampa Bay Lightning defeated the New York Islanders 4-0 to
advance to the NHL's Eastern Conference Finals for the second
season in a row.

TAMPA -- Ben Bishop had 28 saves and defenseman Victor Hedman had two goals when the Tampa Bay Lightning advanced to the Eastern Conference Final for the second straight year with a 4-0 win against the New York Islanders in Game 5 of the Eastern Conference Second Round series at Amalie Arena on Sunday.

The Lightning won the best-of-7 series 4-1. They will play the winner of the second round series between the Washington Capitals and Pittsburgh Penguins. Pittsburgh leads the series 3-2 with Game 6 on Tuesday (8 p.m. ET; NBCSN).

Bishop had his fifth career shutout in the Stanley Cup Playoffs with four of them coming in elimination games. He also shut out the Detroit Red Wings in Game 5 in the first round.

Brian Boyle and Nikita Kucherov also scored for the Lightning.

Hedman's first goal came at 13:49 of the first period and gave the Lightning a 1-0 lead. He controlled a loose puck at the high slot and beat Thomas Greiss with a shot with Tyler Johnson providing a screen.

Boyle made it 2-0 at 18:41 in the first period with his third goal of the playoffs. Defenseman Matt Carle cycled the puck to Boyle from behind the net to the slot and Boyle beat Greiss high on the stick side.

Hedman's second goal came on the power play at 4:22 in the second period. Forward Jonathan Drouin made a backhand pass off the boards and Hedman scored on a one-timer from the top of the right faceoff circle to make the score 3-0. Hedman finished with four goals and four assists in the series

Kucherov scored on a breakaway at 4:40 of the third period to give the Lightning a 4-0 lead.

Thomas Greiss made 21 saves for the Islanders. New York scored one goal in the final two games of the series.